- The German government approved a draft law to amend real estate transfer tax (RETT) rules, preventing double RETT on share deal transactions by making only the signing event a RETT trigger, not the closing event.
- The draft law proposes increasing the minimum municipal trade tax rate from 7% to 9.8%.
- The law would make German real estate-owning entities subject to RETT notification and liability at the signing event if 90% or more of shares are transferred.
- The RETT notification period for German resident taxpayers would be extended from two weeks to one month, aligning with the period for non-residents.
Source: taxathand.com
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